Dolní Lomná Łomna Dolna |
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Village | |||
Polish elementary school
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Location in the Czech Republic | |||
Coordinates: 49°32′35″N 18°42′22″E / 49.54306°N 18.70611°ECoordinates: 49°32′35″N 18°42′22″E / 49.54306°N 18.70611°E | |||
Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
First mentioned | 1684 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Renata Pavlinová | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 871 | ||
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 739 82 | ||
Website | www |
Dolní Lomná (Polish: Łomna Dolna , Cieszyn Silesian: Dolno Łómna or Dolno Łómno , German: Nieder Lomna) is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, close to the borders with Poland and Slovakia. It has a population of 867 (2001 census), 31% of the population are the Poles and 72% are Roman Catholics. It is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Lomná River flows through the village.
The name of the village is of topographic origin borrowed from an older name of the Lomna river (mentioned in 1592 as Lomny), which itself is derived from the words łom (clatter, rumble, susurrus) or załom (turn, bend).